There are now 2,978 cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in B.C. after health officials announced 31 new cases Monday.
There were nine new cases of COVID-19 from Friday to Saturday, 15 new cases from Saturday to Sunday and seven from Sunday to Monday.
Provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry reports that there are 1,008 cases in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Coastal Health (VCH), 1,570 in Fraser Health, 132 on Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Island, 203 in Interior Health and 65 in Northern Health.
There have been no new health-care facility outbreaks. In total, three long-term care or assisted-living facilities and one acute-care facility have active outbreaks.
While cases continue to occur in B.C., there are no active community outbreaks.
There have been six new COVID-19 related deaths.
There are currently 16 people in acute care in hospital and four are in intensive care.
There are 166 active cases of COVID-19 in the province and 2,629 people who tested positive have recovered.
“Following our rules for safe social interactions by keeping a safe physical distance from others, wearing a mask when maintaining distance is a challenge, keeping on top of hand hygiene and always staying home if you are sick will help protect all of us," said Henry.
“Whether you live in B.C., are a visitor from another province or are in Canada for essential travel, we all have to do our part to protect our communities, our Elders and our loved ones.
“Anyone in British Columbia who develops symptoms of COVID-19, whether a resident or not, needs to isolate immediately and call 811 to arrange to get tested.
“We remind anyone coming to British Columbia from outside of Canada that federal quarantine orders require you to complete a self-isolation plan and self-isolate for 14 days prior to interacting with others.
“Remember that we don’t know everyone’s story and we are all working hard to stay safe. Be gracious, be respectful and kind. Together, our actions have flattened the curve and together we can get through this by staying 100% committed to our efforts.”
